Principles and Foundations of Health Promotion and Education

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Increases students' interest and practical understanding by including practitioner perspectives throughout the text. The student will gain a real view of the practicing health professionals. Contains professional association description and application forms, which provide mechanisms for students to easily join the associations. Students will be able to network and expand their circle of influence within their profession and gain valuable professional information. Includes an advanced study in health education that encourages students to think about and plan for graduate school; a feature no other text provides. This text will have lasting value and serve as a professional reference beyond the foundations of health course.

Foreword

ix

Preface

x

Acknowledgments

xiii

A Background for the Profession

1

(31)

An Emerging Profession

2

(2)

Current Status of health Education

4

(2)

Key Words, Terms, and Definitions

6

(4)

Measuring Health or Health Status

10

(3)

Rates

10

(1)

Life Expectancy

10

(2)

Years of Potential Life Lost

12

(1)

Disability-Adjusted Life Years

12

(1)

Health Surveys

13

(1)

The Goal and Objectives of the Profession

13

(1)

The Practice of Health Education

14

(1)

Basic Underlying Concepts of the Profession

15

(12)

The Health Field Concept

16

(1)

The Levels and Limitations of Prevention

17

(3)

Risk Factors

20

(1)

Health Risk Reduction

21

(4)

Other Selected Principles

25

(2)

The Discipline of Epidemiology

27

(1)

Summary

27

(5)

The History of Health and Health Education

32

(38)

Introduction

33

(1)

Early Humans

33

(2)

Early Efforts at Community Health

35

(1)

Egyptians

35

(2)

Greeks

37

(4)

Romans

41

(1)

Middle Ages

42

(3)

Renaissance

45

(3)

Age of Enlightenment

48

(1)

The 1800s

48

(2)

Public Health in the United States

50

(9)

School Health in the United States

59

(6)

Summary

65

(5)

Philosophical Foundations

70

(19)

Introduction

71

(1)

What Is a Philosophy?

71

(2)

Why Does One Need a Philosophy?

73

(2)

Principles and Philosophies Associated with Health

75

(1)

Leading Philosophical Viewpoints

76

(3)

Developing a Philosophy

79

(3)

Predominate Health Education Philosophies

82

(3)

Impacting the Delivery of Health Education

85

(1)

Summary

86

(3)

Theoretical Foundations

89

(28)

Definitions

90

(1)

The Importance of Using Theory in Health Education/Promotion

91

(1)

An Overview of the Theories and Models Used in health Education/Promotion